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Verisk 3E Launches Cloud-Based Poison Centre Notification Application to Improve Product Safety and Compliance

Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, today introduced a comprehensive suite of solutions to enable clients to improve product safety and facilitate emergency health response in compliance with European Union poison c

Sep. 18, 2019

U.S. EPA delivers most awaited TSCA inventory with revised active designations

On 12 April 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release of the availability of a new “Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory.”

The inventory is one of a kind, and reflects the new requirements under the amended law, i.e. active designations. Inactive designations will be published once the reporting exercise is finalized.

While the updated inventor

Apr. 17, 2018

Verisk 3E unlocks world’s most comprehensive and up-to-date database of safety data sheets

Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, today unveiled a new tool providing streamlined access to its industry leading database of more than seven million Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). 3E SDS™ from Verisk 3E empowers businesses of all sizes with on-demand access to SDSs, enabling optimized hazard communication processes, improved workplace safety, and reduced risk. The affordable soluti

Apr. 11, 2018

GCC proposes restrictions on the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

On 28 March 2018, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States (GCC) Technical Regulation restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (commonly referred to as "RoHS," as modeled off of the EU’s Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the rest

Apr. 10, 2018

Verisk 3E to co-chair panel discussion at 2018 Intelex EHSQ Alliance

On April 18th, I will have the pleasure of co-chairing a panel at the 2018 EHSQ Alliance Industry Conference in Austin, Texas with my dear colleague Kristen Duda, VP of Strategic Alliances at Intelex. The title of the panel will be “Customer + Partner Panel.” In this session, EHSQ leaders from leading companies will talk about how they drive cultural change in their organizations to promote safer cultures, environme

Apr. 10, 2018

Health Canada calls for proactive efforts to transition to WHMIS 2015

A big deadline is approaching in Canada -- Full compliance with WHMIS 2015 is expected by 1 December 2018 across all Canadian jurisdictions. On 28 March 2018, Health Canada emailed two fact sheets addressing compliance with the Hazardous Products Regulations, otherwise known as WHMIS 2015. The fact sheets published by Health Canada are titled “Employers Transitioning to WHMIS 2015&rdquo

Apr. 3, 2018

Korea’s MoE adopts K-REACH amendment and the K-BPR Enactment

On 20 March 2018, Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) announced the adoption of amendments to the Act on Registration, Evaluation and etc. of Chemicals (K-REACH), along with the enactment of the Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides (K-BPR).

K-BPR
K-BPR applies to biocides used in preservatives and anti-bacterial treatments of products, and to household chemical pro

Mar. 27, 2018

NAEM Insights: Uncovering hidden global product compliance challenges

This past week, Senior Toxicologist Hans Plugge and I attended the 2018 NAEM EHS & Sustainability Software & Data Management conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. During the conference, we had the opportunity to present and facilitate a session on day 1 on The Challenge of Global Product Compliance: Driving Value - Reducing Risk. Global product compliance requires a proactive framework for monitoring, assessing, strategizing, and aligning organiz

Mar. 15, 2018

Eurasian economic union enforces restrictions of use of hazardous substances in electronics

On 1 March 2018, the Eurasian Economic Union enforced the Eurasian Economic Union Technical Regulation on Restrictions on use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronics products (037/2016). The Regulation is aligned with the EU RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment).

A two-y

Mar. 13, 2018

In depth: Review of new data on BPA reproductive effects

Bisphenol A (BPA, CAS RN 80-05-7) is once again in the news. Following the recent tightening of regulations related to BPA in food contact materials in the European Union, a U.S. government research agency brings new data which shows much less reproductive toxicity impact than previously suspected.

In February 2018, the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) released a

Mar. 6, 2018